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SB 158 to allow the Cosmetology Commission to license...

State of South Dakota  
SEVENTY-SECOND  SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,  1997
 

553A0523  
SENATE BILL   NO.     158  

        Introduced by:  Senators Thompson and Aker and Representatives Jorgensen, Cutler, DeMersseman, Hunt, and Roe  

         FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act  to allow the Cosmetology Commission to license nail technicians separately from other cosmetologists, to provide for a nail shop license, and to revise certain provisions concerning the Cosmetology Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 36-15-1 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SUBDIVISION to read as follows:
     "Cosmetological establishment," or "establishment," any beauty shop, nail shop, or beauty school;
     "Manager-nail technician," any person meeting the requirements of this chapter who manages a nail shop or establishment;
     "Nail shop," any place, premise, or building or any part or portion thereof where nail care is practiced for compensation, but not a beauty shop or beauty school;
     "Nail care," the care and beautification of the hands and feet, including filing, trimming, or buffing of the nails, and the application of polish, wrappings, nail extensions, and other materials or substances on the nails;
     "Nail technician," any person who, for compensation, engages in the practice of nail care,

but not in other practices of cosmetology.
     Section  2.  That § 36-15-11 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-11.   The duties of the members of the cosmetology commission shall include but not be limited to inspection of beauty shops, nail shops, beauty schools , nail technicians, and cosmetologists , ; conducting examinations for applicants for licenses under this chapter, investigating violations and enforcing provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations established by the commission pursuant to this chapter and enforcing the provisions thereof, ; maintaining an office for the keeping of records , ; and doing all things necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
     Section  3.  That § 36-15-13 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-13.   The cosmetology commission may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 pertaining to the following:

             (1)      Application requirements for any license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter;
             (2)      Examinations;
             (3)      Reports of students' instruction and work performed;
             (4)      Minimum standards and requirements for beauty schools;
             (5)      Minimum standards for plumbing, electrical, physical , and sanitary conditions for the health and safety of persons utilizing cosmetological establishments pursuant to §   36-15-13.1;
             (6)      The professional conduct of licensees pursuant to §   36-15-13.1;
             (7)      The reinstatement of lapsed licenses and lapsed renewal pursuant to §   36-15-20.1;
             (8)      Establishing the fee for a lapsed license and lapsed renewal pursuant to §   36-15-20.1;
             (9)      The course and instruction requirements received by transfer students pursuant to §   36-15-34;
             (10)    The textbooks, instructional material , and the general course of study for beauty schools and for beauty shops and establishments nail shops having apprentices pursuant to §   36-15-46;
             (11)    The progress and instruction received by an apprentice pursuant to §   36-15-48; and
             (12)    The fees for all licenses, permits , and renewals.
     Section  4.  That chapter 36-15 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
     Any person desiring to practice nail care in this state as a nail technician shall apply to the commission to take the nail technician examination. The application shall contain the information required by §  36-15-15 and proof that the applicant has completed four hundred hours of training in an approved and licensed beauty school or, in lieu of such training, has successfully completed a course of apprenticeship in a licensed beauty shop or nail shop, as provided in section 17 of this Act. The application shall be accompanied with the fee required by this chapter.
     Section  5.  That § 36-15-19 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-19.   The cosmetology commission shall conduct at least six examinations in the art and practice of cosmetology and at least two examinations in the practice of nail care each year. Such examinations shall be held and conducted at such times and places as the commission deems best. The commission shall set the times and places for the conduct of the examination.
     Section  6.  That chapter 36-15 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
     Each applicant for a nail technician license who has complied with section 4 of this Act shall take an examination before the commission in the art and practice of nail care. The commission shall prescribe the examination. If the applicant satisfactorily passes the examination, as

determined by the commission, the commission shall license the applicant as a nail technician. Any nail technician license issued by the commission expires on January thirty-first each year and is renewable annually.
     Section  7.  That § 36-15-19.2 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-19.2.   The cosmetology commission may , in its discretion, waive the examination required in §   36-15-19.1 or section 6 of this Act upon application made to the commission that such the applicant possesses the qualifications required pursuant to §   36-15-15, and that:

             (1)      He The applicant is of good moral character;
             (2)      The applicant has passed an examination in cosmetology or nail care, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or territory in the United States and is the holder of a currently valid license, certificate , or certificate of registration in cosmetology or nail care issued in that district, state, or territory;
             (3)      The requirements of that district, state, or territory at the time of such the examination were not less than those required by this state as a condition precedent to the issue of said issuance of the license, certificate , or certificate of registration;
             (4)      The applicant presents himself comes before any member of the commission for an a written or oral examination on South Dakota cosmetology laws , which examination may be either written or oral, and that such party's and the examination is approved in writing by said the commission member; and the
             (5)    The application is accompanied by with the fee provided for in this chapter.
     Section  8.  That § 36-15-20 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-20.   The fees promulgated in rules by the commission pursuant to chapter 1-26 for all examinations, licenses, permits , and renewals thereof, required by this chapter are as follows may not exceed the following maximums :
             (1)     " Operator " license examination fee, not to exceed twenty-five twenty dollars;
             (2)    Operator license fee, fifteen dollars;
             (2) (3)      "Operator's" Operator license renewal fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (3) (4)      Nail technician examination fee, twenty dollars;
             (5)    Nail technician license fee, fifteen dollars;
             (6)    Nail technician license renewal fee, fifteen dollars;
             (7)     Temporary " operator " or nail technician license fee, not to exceed six dollars;
             (4) (8)      " Manager-operator " license fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (5) (9)      " Manager-operator " license renewal fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (10)    Manager-nail technician license fee, fifteen dollars;
             (11)    Manager-nail technician license renewal fee, fifteen dollars;
             (6) (12)      " Junior instructor " license fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (7) (13)      " Junior instructor " license renewal fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (8) (14)      " Senior instructor " license fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (9) (15)      " Senior instructor " license renewal fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars;
             (10) (16)     Reciprocity and waiver of examination fee, not to exceed fifty dollars;
             (11) (17)     Temporary permit based on reciprocal recognition of another state license, not to exceed six dollars;
             (12) (18)     For endorsement of a certificate issued under this chapter, for a South Dakota licensee to obtain reciprocity in another state, or furnishing of other papers therefor to another state, five dollars;
             (13) (19)      " Apprentice " license fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars;
             (14) (20)      " Beauty school " license fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars;
             (15) (21)      " Beauty school " license renewal fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars;
             (16) (22)      " Student " license fee, not to exceed six dollars;
             (17) (23)      " Beauty shop " license fee, not to exceed fifty dollars;
             (18) (24)      " Beauty shop " license renewal fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ;
             (25)    Nail shop license fee, fifty dollars;
             (26)    Nail shop license renewal fee, twenty-five dollars .
     Any license or , permit , or renewal fee which is collected by the commission shall be the same for each respective license , permit, or renewal regardless of the time element remaining before the expiration date thereon .
     Section  9.  That chapter 36-15 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
     Any person licensed by the commission as a nail technician may qualify to be licensed as a manager-nail technician by applying to the commission and submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant meets the requirements of §  36-15-15 and has worked at least fifty weeks, with an average of forty hours a week, as a licensed nail technician.
     Section  10.  That § 36-15-21.1 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-21.1.   Any "manager-operator's" manager-operator or manager-nail technician license issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter shall expire expires on the thirty-first day of January annually, and shall be each year and is renewable annually. The application must for renewal shall be accompanied by with the fee required by this chapter.
     Section  11.  That § 36-15-22 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-22.   Any person who is a holder of a valid and current license, certificate or certificate of registration as an operator or manager-operator in the practices of cosmetology from another state of the United States may make application to the commission for a temporary permit to practice the art of cosmetology pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Said application must

be accompanied with evidence satisfactory to the commission that such applicant possesses those qualifications required pursuant to §   36-15-15 and that such state's requirements for licensure are comparable to this state's requirements for licensing operators and manager-operators. Such application must be accompanied by the fee required by this chapter. Upon acceptance and issuance by the commission, said temporary permit shall expire ninety days after issuance.

Any person who holds a current valid license, certificate, or certificate of registration from another state or territory of the United States or from the District of Columbia as an operator or manager-operator in the practices of cosmetology or as a nail technician or manager-nail technician in the practice of nail care may apply to the commission for a temporary permit to practice the art of cosmetology or nail care, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The application shall be accompanied with evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant possesses those qualifications required pursuant to §  36-15-15 and that the requirements of that state, territory, or district for licensure are comparable to the requirements of this state for licensure. The application shall be accompanied with the fee required by this chapter. A temporary permit expires ninety days after issuance.
     Section  12.  That § 36-15-29 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-29.   Any person desiring to conduct a beauty school for any or all of the practices or arts of cosmetology shall make application to the state cosmetology commission for a license. If the commission determines upon satisfactory evidence submitted that such beauty school requires of its students a course of training in the practices and arts of cosmetology of not less than twenty-one hundred hours equal to the requirements for examination for an "operator's" license, and such beauty school satisfies the requirements established by the commission rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, it shall issue such license. Any person desiring to conduct a beauty school for any of the practices or arts of cosmetology shall apply to the

commission for a license. If the commission determines, based on evidence submitted with the application, that the beauty school requires of its students a course of training in the practices and arts of cosmetology of not less than twenty-one hundred hours equal to the requirements for examination for an operator license or a course of training in nail care of not less than four hundred hours equal to the requirements for examination for a nail technician license and the beauty school satisfies the requirements established by rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and chapter 1-26, the commission shall issue the license.


     Section  13.  That § 36-15-33 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-33.   Any person entering or enrolling in a licensed beauty school for training in the practice or art of cosmetology must make application or nail care shall apply to the commission for a student license within ten days after the date of his enrollment. Such The applicant for a student license shall be at least sixteen and one-half years of age. The application shall contain the information required pursuant to §   36-15-15 , except the age of such applicant must be at least sixteen and one-half years, and the name and location of the beauty school being attended. Upon receipt of the application and the fee provided for in this chapter, the commission shall issue to such student the applicant a " student " license which shall entitle entitles the student to complete the course of training in which he the student is enrolled without additional license fees. If the student withdraws from the beauty school or course in cosmetology or nail care for which the fee was paid , and later enrolls in the same or a different beauty school or course, he the student shall again pay the original student license fee required by this chapter again .
     Section  14.  That § 36-15-34 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-34.   Any person who wishes to transfer from an out-of-state school of cosmetology to a licensed beauty school in this state for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the state for commission examination in cosmetology , must or nail care shall apply for a student's student

license pursuant to §   36-15-33. The cosmetology commission may make rules and regulations adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 establishing requirements relating to courses and instruction received by such transfer students. Such transfer students shall be given South Dakota credit hours therefor as may be for their out-of-state training as determined and allowed by the commission.
     Section  15.  That § 36-15-37 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-37.   No owner, employer, manager , or any other person shall may conduct simultaneously a beauty shop or beauty establishment nail shop and a beauty school, unless said the shop or establishment is conducted separate and apart separately from the beauty school so as not to be construed by the public as one enterprise.
     Section  16.  That § 36-15-42 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-42.   Any person upon application made may apply to the cosmetology commission shall to be licensed as an "apprentice"; provided evidence satisfactory to the commission is submitted that such apprentice if the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant possesses those qualifications , except for age, required pursuant to §   36-15-15 , except that such applicant must be at least seventeen years of age, and the beauty shop or establishment nail shop in which the apprentice shall will serve and receive instruction is currently licensed and is adequately equipped to teach the profession of cosmetology or nail care, as applicable. Any applicant for an apprentice license shall be at least seventeen years of age . Any " apprentice " license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be is good for the full period of the apprenticeship as defined in §   36-15-45 , and shall not be and is not renewable. Such The application must shall be accompanied by with the fee required by this chapter.
     Section  17.  That § 36-15-45 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-45.   A licensed "apprentice" must receive instruction in the practice of cosmetology

as required by this chapter in the same licensed beauty shop or establishment for a period of eighteen continuous and consecutive months; provided, however, that upon written application and good cause appearing therefor to the satisfaction of the commission, the commission may permit the apprentice to transfer to another licensed beauty shop or establishment for the completion of the required term of said apprenticeship; and provided further, that the commission may allow a break in such continuous and consecutive period at their discretion upon application and good cause therefor.

A licensed apprentice in cosmetology shall receive instruction in the practice of cosmetology as required by this chapter in the same licensed beauty shop for eighteen consecutive months. A licensed apprentice in nail care shall receive instruction in the practice of nail care as required by this chapter for six consecutive months in the same licensed beauty shop or nail shop. The commission may permit an apprentice to transfer to another licensed beauty shop or nail shop, as applicable, for completion of the apprenticeship if the apprentice applies for the transfer in writing to the commission and shows good cause for the request. The commission may permit a break in the consecutive period of the apprenticeship if the apprentice applies for the break in writing to the commission and shows good cause for the request. The commission shall define good cause by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.
     Section  18.  That § 36-15-46 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-46.   The cosmetology commission may make reasonable rules and regulations prescribing prescribe textbooks, instructional material , and the general course of study required for beauty schools and for beauty shops or establishments and nail shops having an apprentice or one or more apprentices. Such textbooks and instructional material must be furnished to the apprentice without any charge or cost for the use thereof without charge for use by apprentices .
     Section  19.  That § 36-15-47 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-47.   Any apprentice licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized to follow or may practice any of the practices of cosmetology ; provided, that such practice of cosmetology if the practice is performed only in a beauty shop or establishment a nail shop licensed pursuant to this chapter , that such ; the apprentice is under the constant supervision, control , and direction of a licensed " senior instructor " at all times ; and that such the apprentice is actually engaged in the study and practice of cosmetology or nail care at least forty hours a week.
     Section  20.  That § 36-15-50 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-50.   Any person who has completed completes the term of apprenticeship pursuant to this chapter more than ten days prior to before the time set for a regular commission examination in cosmetology or nail care, as applicalbe to the apprenticeship , may make application apply to the cosmetology commission for a temporary license which will authorize such the applicant to perform all the practices of a regularly licensed cosmetologist "operator." Said cosmetology operator or nail technician, as applicable. The application must shall be accompanied with evidence satisfactory to the commission that such the applicant possesses the qualifications required pursuant to §   36-15-15 and that the apprenticeship period has been completed. Upon acceptance and issuance by the commission, said temporary license shall be A temporary license issued by the commission is good until the date of the next regular commission examination in cosmetology , provided, however, that if the holder thereof submits for examination at such time, the temporary license shall thereupon be extended until the result of such person's examination is mailed to him or nail care, as applicable. If the holder of a temporary license takes the examination at that time, the commission shall extend the temporary license until the result of the examination is mailed to the person . The application must for a temporary license shall be accompanied by with the fee required by this chapter for such the temporary license and by the examination fee.
     Section  21.  That § 36-15-50.1 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-50.1.   Any person who has successfully completed successfully completes a course of training in an approved and licensed beauty school in this state , or in any other licensed beauty school not located within this state approved by the commission and to its satisfaction shown that is shown to the satisfaction of the commission to be equally comparable, more than ten days prior to before the time set for a regular commission examination in cosmetology or nail care, as applicable to the training , may make application apply to the commission for a temporary license which will authorize such the applicant to perform all the practices of a regularly licensed cosmetologist "operator." Such cosmetology operator or nail technician, as applicable. The application shall contain evidence satisfactory to the commission that the course of training in an approved and licensed cosmetology school has been successfully completed , and must shall be accompanied by with the fee for a temporary license as provided for by this chapter for such temporary license . The application must shall also be accompanied by with the application and fee for an operator's operator or nail technician license. Upon acceptance and issuance by the commission, said temporary license shall be A temporary license issued by the commission is good until the date of the next regular commission examination in cosmetology , provided, however, that if the holder thereof submits for examination at such time, the temporary license shall thereupon be extended until the result of such person's examination is mailed to him or nail care, as applicable. If the holder of a temporary license takes the applicable examination at that time, the commission shall extend the temporary license until the result of the examination is mailed to the person .
     Section  22.  That § 36-15-51 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-51.   Any person desiring to operate or conduct a beauty shop or establishment where any or all of the arts of cosmetology are practiced shall make application to the commission for

a beauty shop license, and such application shall state whether the application is made for a general license or a limited license. In the event such application is for a limited license, the same shall state what arts of cosmetology are to be practiced at the shop where the license is applied for. Operation of such beauty shop or establishment without a license is a petty offense, and if a license is limited it is a petty offense to practice the art of cosmetology in such beauty shop or establishment in excess of the limitations set forth in the license. All beauty shop and beauty establishment licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of each year and shall be renewable annually. Such application shall be accompanied by the fee required by this chapter.

Any person who desires to operate a beauty shop where all of the arts of cosmetology are practiced shall apply to the commission for a general beauty shop license. Any person who desires to operate a beauty shop where the practice of cosmetology is limited to one or a few of the arts specified in §  36-15-2 shall apply to the commission for a limited beauty shop license. The application for a limited license shall state the arts of cosmetology desired to be practiced. Any person who desires to operate a nail shop where only nail care is practiced shall apply to the commission for a nail shop license. The application fee set pursuant to §  36-15-20 shall accompany the application. All beauty shop and nail shop licenses expire on January thirty-first each year and are renewable annually. Operation of a beauty shop or a nail shop without a license is a petty offense. The practice of cosmetology beyond the limits specified in the license is a petty offense.
     Section  23.  That § 36-15-51.1 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-51.1.   Before a new If a beauty shop or beauty establishment may open to the public or change nail shop changes location or ownership, an application shall be made the owner or manager of the shop shall apply to the commission for a new license pursuant to §   36-15-51 as an original license. Such . The application , shall be accompanied with the license fee provided

for by this chapter , shall be made to the state cosmetology commission . The commission may issue a temporary permit to such the applicant until such time as an official inspection can be made of the premises by the commission which is valid for ninety days. During that time, the commission shall inspect the premises . The owner or manager of a beauty shop or establishment nail shop that changes location , or ownership or is closed shall immediately notify the commission of such that fact.
     Section  24.  That § 36-15-53.1 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-53.1.   A beauty shop or beauty establishment shall, at all times, be under the supervision of a cosmetologist who holds a currently valid "manager-operator" license. It is a petty offense for any beauty shop or beauty establishment, or owner thereof, to offer or render any or all practices of cosmetology to the public unless such shop or establishment has a licensed "manager-operator" in cosmetology present in such shop or establishment. A beauty shop shall be at all times under the supervision of a person who holds a currently valid manager-operator license. A nail shop shall be at all times under the supervision of a person who holds a currently valid manager-operator or manager-nail technician license. It is a petty offense for a beauty shop or nail shop or its owner to offer or render any of the practices of cosmetology to the public unless the shop has a licensed manager-operator or manager-nail technician, as applicable, present in the shop.
     Section  25.  That § 36-15-54 be amended to read as follows:
     36-15-54.   No person, except Only demonstrators while demonstrating under the provisions of this chapter , shall may practice any of the arts of cosmetology for compensation, fee , or for any other remuneration outside of the premises of a licensed beauty shop or beauty establishment, a licensed nail shop unless the person desiring any or all of the cosmetological services is unable to come to such the beauty shop or establishment nail shop because of

sickness or other physical disabilities disability .
     Section  26.  That subdivision (8) of § 36-15-60 be amended to read as follows:

             (8)      Allowing the practice of cosmetology by an operator except under the immediate and constant supervision and direction of a licensed manager-operator or by a nail technician except under the immediate and constant supervision and direction of a licensed manager-operator or a licensed managing nail technician ;
     Section  27.  That subdivision (9) of § 36-15-60 be amended to read as follows:
             (9)      Operating a beauty shop, beauty establishment nail shop, or beauty school for any or all of the arts of cosmetology without having first obtained a the applicable license therefor as provided in this chapter; and
     Section  28.  That ARSD 20:42:01:02 be repealed.
     20:42:01:02. Manicuring is the care and beautification of the nails of the hands and feet, including but not limited to filing, trimming, or buffing, and the application of polish, wrappings, and other materials or substances on the nails.